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Ahhh! It's not over yet!

I'm far from reaching my limit!

"I suddenly feel a bit hot."

The old bridge next to him was eating bread when he felt unwell. Looking around, he realized that Hayakawa was almost burning up.

Rizu Ogata looked on with curiosity: "Can doing a literature question really get you this excited? What did you read that made you so passionate? Was it something about Bushido?"

"Ah, Mono no Aware literature?"

Rizu Ogata leaned over for a look and was immediately filled with bewilderment.

"Rika, ignore him."

Seeing this, Fumino Furuhashi quickly moved closer to Risu Ogata and whispered in her ear, "This guy is so tense because of the upcoming final exams. Don't provoke him at this time, or something terrible will happen."

Rizu Ogata: "...Oh."

"Hey, you two, you should also learn from me seriously."

Although Hayakawa was focused on doing practice problems, he wasn't deaf. After hearing Furuhashi's words, he said coldly and irritably, "Do you think the final exams are just my final exams? You all have to take them too. I'll see if your grades have improved compared to before. This exam will determine how you spend your holidays."

Upon hearing this, Fumino Furuhashi's expression froze, and she stopped biting into her bread. After hesitating for a moment, she silently said to Hayakawa, "I just wanted to ask, what will happen if we do well on the test?"

"If you do well on the test, then you can study normally."

Hayakawa calmly replied, "Just like now."

Now? Now is school season! You mean we have to study like we're in school even though it's winter break?

Fumino Furuhashi was somewhat distraught, but she couldn't help asking, "What if we don't do well on the test..."

Hayakawa smiled and said, "Then you can study with me for the entire winter break."

Fumino Furuhashi: "..."

Studying with Hayakawa...

It would be better not to have a holiday at all.

At that moment, all sorts of fantasies flooded the girl's mind...

Fantasy in one's mind.

"What? Isn't winter break homework supposed to be finished on the first day?"

"This is today's quota. All the papers need to be completed. The rest are being delivered by express."

"You're not allowed to eat until you finish this workbook."

"All snacks were confiscated."

“Father of Guqiao, your daughter’s grades… so for her sake, I’m going to abduct her for a while to make things easier.”

"Hmm, you're such a dedicated and responsible teacher. You can discipline my daughter however you like."

Eeya!!!

Fumino Furuhashi clutched her head and broke down.

My winter vacation, the wonderful winter vacation I've been looking forward to for so long, is now going to turn into a hellish drawing.

All the snacks I've been saving up for so long, and all the time I've been controlling my appetite for the sake of my figure, were all for the winter break to enjoy myself properly, and now it's all gone.

No, no...

Fumino Furuhashi resolved to pull herself together and fight back against Hayakawa, and now was the time to rise to the occasion. So the girl bravely stood up and declared, "This won't do!"

A sharp glint flashed across Hayakawa's brow: "You can voice your opinions."

"...IX (five other scars) 1 deletion"

Fumino Furuhashi's body went limp, all the courage she had mustered vanished instantly, and she said in a pitiful voice, "This is too hard on you. You have to teach us both during your precious holiday, so..."

Hayakawa was taken aback: "It's rare that you care about me like this."

"What do you mean? I usually care about you a lot."

Fumino Furuhashi retorted somewhat discontentedly, "It's just that you're too slow to realize it."

"Uh…"

Hayakawa was a little unsure of what to say. In fact, he hadn't noticed any particular concern Furuhashi had shown him before. However, he never wanted to fight someone in an area he wasn't good at, so he simply skipped the topic and said, "It's okay. You've been holding me back from the beginning anyway, so one more vacation won't make a difference."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Fumino Furuhashi felt even less confident. She knew how hard Hayakawa had worked, which left her with no excuse to complain about having her vacation time taken up.

But if we don't do something now, our holiday will be completely ruined.

Fumino Furuhashi was extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan, and it was at this critical moment that Riju Ogata once again stepped forward to save her.

"Hayakawa, that's not fair."

After thinking for a long time, Rizu Ogata suddenly spoke.

Hayakawa frowned: "How is it unfair?"

"You said if we don't do well on the test, we'll have to study with you for the whole vacation."

Ogata Rizu said, "It's punishment, right?"

Hayakawa wondered how studying with me was considered a punishment. However, he also knew that the amount of questions he was doing was beyond the capacity of ordinary people, so he didn't say anything and just nodded.

"But you said that if we do well on the exam, we can continue studying like this during the holidays."

Ogata Rizu said, "So, you're saying there's a punishment for bad grades and no reward for good grades? Isn't that unfair?"

"How can you say that?"

Hayakawa became even more dissatisfied after hearing Ogata's words: "Studying is a normal thing, isn't it? You study every day too."

Rizu Ogata said seriously, "That's different. We study now because we're in school. Isn't it normal to attend classes, read books, and do exercises at school? But holidays are holidays, they're our time to rest. If we have to work as hard as we do during holidays, then there's no point in having holidays. We might as well not have holidays at all and just study within the learning process."

"Um…"

After listening, Hayakawa fell into deep thought and felt that what Ogata Riju said made sense.

"Moreover, winter vacation is different from summer vacation. We have to celebrate the New Year, as well as various festivals, Christmas, temple fairs, and pilgrimages. We all have our own time to celebrate, which is different from the school time. Different things cannot be compared."

Rizu Ogata continued, "So what you're saying is that there are no rewards for doing well on tests, or even punishments for doing well on tests, is going too far. It's like the harsh laws and punishments of ancient royal families, which will definitely not end well. I think you need to make a change. Only with a balance of relaxation and leniency, rewards and punishments, can things last."

“…What you said makes a lot of sense.”

Hayakawa was truly shaken this time. It must be said that Ogata Rizu's words were very logical. Even someone who controls the pieces knows the principle of carrot and stick. He realized that what he was doing was indeed wrong.

Well, it's not a good thing to keep them too tense. It's okay for them to relax a little during their two vacations a year.

Chapter 483 The Problem of Gift Giving

Seeing that Hayakawa was wavering, Furuhashi next to him seemed to see hope again in an instant, and quickly pressed his advantage, saying with a smile, "Yes, yes, we usually study very hard, and we finally have a holiday, we can't let it be like this."

Hayakawa blinked and nodded, saying, "Alright then, let's have a normal holiday, but you still need to complete the tasks I usually give you."

Fumino Furuhashi breathed a sigh of relief, her smile brightening into a radiant glow. She confidently declared, "No problem, no problem, I'll definitely do my best."

"And then if I do well on the test..."

Hayakawa continued, and Fumino Furuhashi and Riju Ogata also showed expressions of anticipation.

Under the bright gazes of the two girls, Hayakawa pondered for a long time before asking, "How much money do you want?"

Fumino Furuhashi: "..."

Rizu Ogata: "..."

Eh?

Hayakawa ignored their expressions and said, "I can give you a reasonable amount, consider it New Year's money. I don't care whether you want to use it for travel or whatever."

Hayakawa remained calm. Only recently had he realized that money was a good thing; if used wisely, it could solve many problems and allow for smoother control of the pieces. His previous aversion to money and refusal to use it was truly unwise.

"That's such a perfunctory job!"

Fumino Furuhashi puffed out her cheeks, revealing a humiliated expression: "Who wants your money!"

Rizu Ogata was so angry that she looked like a hamster with its fur standing on end. She bit her lower lip and said indignantly, "That's right. My father usually gives me a lot of pocket money. I don't need anyone else to give me money."

"My father is the same; I've never been short of pocket money."

"Hayakawa, you've really gone too far!"

"You have no common sense, you're a blockhead, and you're slow-witted!"

"Having even a picometer of expectation for you was the biggest mistake of my life."

"This is the first time in my life I've seen such blatant perfunctoriness written all over their faces!"

"I won't be treating you to udon noodles anymore..."

"Uh…"

Hayakawa was stunned by the two women's accusations, and for a moment he couldn't even tell who was saying which. After a long while, he said expressionlessly, "Why should I be the one being talked about like this?"

"You know that yourself!" x2

"..."

"Let me ask you something first."

Hayakawa pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "Is there nothing you want to buy, and you don't want to go on vacation?"

"This...do you even need to ask? Of course there is."

Fumino Furuhashi was taken aback, and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Girls in their prime will always have things they want, no matter when. For example, Gu Qiao always wants to buy more snacks, and that's just food. If she wants other things, she'll want even more.

Guqiao recently took a liking to a new, fluffy pink rug; she also wants to buy a yoga mat for exercise to help her lose weight; she wants a new camera to document her life, and a projector to show the starry sky; the telescope her mother left her is great, but it's getting a bit outdated, so Guqiao originally wanted to buy a new one…

There's another outfit, a matching couple's outfit. Furuhashi wanted to secretly buy it for herself and Hayakawa, but both outfits were quite expensive, so Furuhashi Fumino had been secretly saving up money.

There are so many things I want to buy, and even though I have a lot of pocket money, it's still not enough... But even so, there's no reason for me to ask others for money.

"Hayakawa, you can't do this between friends."

Fumino Furuhashi looked at Michi Hayakawa with a serious expression, as if she were educating a child who had done something wrong: "You can spend money to buy me a gift, or make a gift yourself, or go on a trip with us, but you absolutely cannot give money directly to your friends. That would be too hurtful."

Hayakawa was puzzled: "What's the difference between buying a gift with money and giving money directly?"

Rizu Ogata wanted to say something, but she was tongue-tied. She always dealt with these kinds of interpersonal situations instinctively, and explaining it verbally was difficult. She could only stammer, "There's a difference. Buying a gift with money... is even more..."

Fumino Furuhashi picked up where she left off: "Because spending money on a gift carries your heartfelt sentiment. Carefully choosing something your friend likes as a gift shows that you understand your friend, know what they like, and are willing to spend time doing things for them. When you solidify a period of time into a tangible gift for your friend, it becomes a symbol of your friendship. Only things that represent sincerity can make people happy."

Hayakawa lowered his head thoughtfully, then said, "But there are risks involved. Even if you know your friend well, you might not be able to pick a gift that they like. Rather than spending time and money only to give a bad gift that makes them unhappy, it's better to give them money and let them buy it themselves."

"What kind of thinking is that?"

Fumino Furuhashi's face darkened: "A person who gets angry because a friend's gift doesn't suit their taste definitely doesn't consider you a true friend. Such a person doesn't deserve to have friends. Don't think about it that way."

"Take me for example."

Fumino Furuhashi said, "If it's my birthday, I'll happily accept whatever you give me as a gift, Hayakawa."

"really?"

Hayakawa's eyes lit up slightly: "Even if I gave you detailed explanations of the most advanced questions from nearly ten years of mock college entrance exams in science, would you happily accept them?"

"..."

Fumino Furuhashi said expressionlessly, "Let me add one more thing, the gift must be given with good intentions. A gift like yours, which is full of malice, does not meet the requirements."

"whispering sound."

Hayakawa sneered: "In the end, you'll still be unhappy."

"Are you just looking for trouble?"

Fumino Furuhashi was so angry she looked like a pufferfish: "What kind of high school students give each other things like this?! Giving gifts should at least conform to basic common sense to be acceptable, okay?"

"Why can't high school students give this as a gift?"

Hayakawa frowned, as if sensing something amiss, and began a long-winded explanation: "The most important thing for high school students is studying, and what does studying require most is..."

"Enough is enough!"

Fumino Furuhashi felt that these words sounded very familiar. She didn't know how many times Hayakawa had said them. As soon as Hayakawa made a move, she immediately appeared to stop him and changed the subject, looking at Ogata: "By the way, Riko, tell me about the gifts that people gave you for your birthday this year, so that Hayakawa knows what the normal range of gifts is."